Games Like Automation

Design increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam. From switches to steam based computers, all in a world of analogue pressure devices. Use previous designs to solve further challenges, unravel the mystery of the missing steam and discover a new field of science.

Why similar: Automation 38.4%, Education 28.5%, Physics 11.8%, Puzzle 9%, Strategy 6.6%

Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.

Why similar: Automation 41.7%, Education 38.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Simulation 7%, 2D 1.6%

You are an electrician, moving back to your hometown in the Austrian Alps, which you find lacks a certain... spark. Promptly tasked with wiring up the village, you solve electrical puzzles, blow fuses and master real-world circuitry techniques. Electrify the Alps, one circuit at a time.

Why similar: Education 32.9%, Automation 30.8%, Simulation 11%, Physics 9.9%, Strategy 6.3%

With just a few sliders you can make beautiful structures from millions of little creatures following each other.

Why similar: Education 39.2%, Automation 38.8%, Simulation 15.8%, 2D 3%, Colorful 2.6%

Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.

Why similar: Education 28.7%, Physics 28.2%, Puzzle 18.3%, Simulation 14.1%, 2D 6%

The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!

Why similar: Education 24.1%, Physics 21.7%, Automation 15.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%

Welcome to Frog Brain, a challenging neural network simulation game. In this world, you’ll take on the role of a neural network designer, using your creativity and logical thinking to build neural networks and solve a series of complex scenario challenges.

Why similar: Education 46.7%, Automation 27.9%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 7.1%, 3D 4%

A hardcore puzzle game about digital circuits

Why similar: Education 54.8%, Simulation 23%, Puzzle 14.9%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 1.7%

TerraBlocks is a geography-based puzzle game where you move and rotate drifting continent pieces from the North Pole to their correct places. As you progress, the challenge increases. Test your spatial awareness and geographic knowledge while rebuilding the world!

Why similar: Education 45.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Physics 11%, Strategy 6.3%

Block shop is an automation puzzle game in which basic blocks are transformed and combined to create increasingly complex blocks.

Why similar: Automation 60.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Indie 2.5%, 2D 1.9%

Crack simulated safe locks using real techniques!

Why similar: Education 47.8%, Simulation 20.3%, Puzzle 14.8%, Physics 12.8%, 3D 3.4%

Industrial Robotics Training : handle a 6-axis industrial robot and share my job

Why similar: Automation 41.5%, Education 39%, Simulation 15.8%, 3D 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!

Why similar: Education 38.1%, Automation 27.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Physics 5.5%

Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES) simulates the development of North Korea's Pyongyang economy. It is an economic simulation and not a game, and useful for an economics class.

Why similar: Education 50.1%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 24.4%

Nuclear fission simulator. Control A nuclear reactor, balancing Uranium fissile material. The game features a oversimplified reactor and the R.B.M.K Reactor in Chernobyl.

Why similar: Education 53.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Physics 19%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Let Them Fall is a dynamic puzzle-strategy game. Transport objects using conveyor belts to the target zone. With each level, the game gets tougher with diverse shapes, colors, and limited space on procedurally generated maps. Will you take up the challenge?

Why similar: Automation 43.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 16.2%, Physics 9.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

The Qubit Factory is an open-ended puzzle game incorporating real-life concepts from the cutting-edge field of quantum computing. Design and build logic circuits that manipulate bits and qubits (quantum bits) to solve devious computational challenges!

Why similar: Automation 40.2%, Education 24.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Physics 10.7%

Chime Candy is an interactive musical puzzle game that combines the joy of music and learning by guiding fish to their note slots to learn how to read sheet music and various melodies.

Why similar: Education 49%, Strategy 17.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 3.2%

A conveyor-based production and logistics sandbox including smart machines, node based conveyor belts, logic and recipe based item generation and powerful design time construction. Create and connect Miners, Splitters, Factories, Containers, Vaults and more...

Why similar: Automation 58.7%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 13%, Puzzle 6.8%, 3D 3.2%

Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!

Why similar: Automation 39.4%, Education 30.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 7.9%

Help Gizmo through increasingly complex mazes using Python code as you learn programming concepts, dodge hazards, and manage resources across bootcamp, puzzle, and endurance game modes.

Why similar: Education 48.5%, Strategy 18%, Puzzle 13%, Simulation 11.6%, 3D 4.3%

Large scale computer redstone! Taking computer redstone to the next level with 24bit color screens, keyboard inputs, powerful tools like copy pasting, saving blueprints, modifying simulation speed and more, all ready to be used.

Why similar: Education 46.5%, Automation 29.1%, Simulation 18.5%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1.3%

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

Why similar: Automation 38.7%, Education 35.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 5.4%

This is an earthquake escape game, about how to move to a safe place at home when an earthquake occurs, and make an earthquake safe escape game. Our protagonist kid is alone at home. Where can he move to hide in order to be safer?

Why similar: Education 65.1%, Simulation 26.6%, 3D 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Learn Russian with a quiz that helps you review words and phrases in Russian. Over 3,500 Advanced phrases, 350 Verbs, 1500 nouns and exactly 33 letters for all your learning efforts.

Why similar: Education 80.7%, Simulation 15%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

The SysAdmin simulator is a sandbox in which you can try on the role of a system administrator. Every new game day you will face different tasks and problems in the office where you work.

Why similar: Automation 51.6%, Education 30.9%, Simulation 8%, Puzzle 5.4%, 3D 2.5%

In Factorization, you must plan and build a factory capable of producing ever more complex resources. You focus on designing optimal production lines while carefully balancing your budget. In the meantime your workers build your designs and carry out the day-to-day tasks in your factory.

Why similar: Automation 64.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 14%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 2.4%

Hurricane Heroes is a 3-act interactive narrative experience that places players in the shoes of three critical roles as a storm approaches and impacts the coast of Florida.

Why similar: Education 69.7%, Simulation 22.7%, 3D 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

A magical automation puzzle game where you program a little shikigami automaton using visual spell blocks - explore, harvest energy, and cleanse corrupted sigils in a cozy fantasy world.

Why similar: Automation 37.9%, Strategy 21.6%, Simulation 20.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, 2D 4.3%

Build and run your own automated factory to turn materials into a range of products!

Why similar: Automation 53.3%, Simulation 23.4%, Physics 21.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.

Why similar: Education 39.1%, Automation 37.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Puzzle 8%, Colorful 3%

Node Math is a simple, idle-factory game about combining numbers with math operators, unlocking new stuff, and making money go brrr!

Why similar: Automation 43.5%, Education 31%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Puzzle 7%

2.5D Falling sand game. Collect Rare Items and discover new Elements. Use Elements to make Powerful Spells. Build and Destroy at your will.

Why similar: Automation 54.5%, Simulation 23.2%, Physics 15.8%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Equate 8 is an innovative and addicting new math puzzle game by the creator of The Devil's Calculator. Rearrange numbers in a 3x3 grid to solve eight equations (3 across, 3 down, and 2 diagonal) in the fewest moves possible. Challenges involve a variety of operators and difficulty levels!

Why similar: Education 56.4%, Puzzle 20.2%, Strategy 14.7%, Colorful 6%, Indie 1.7%

You input any function to guide the red ball on the xy-plane to the goal.

Why similar: Education 43.6%, Physics 24.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Simulation 11.5%, 2D 2.1%

Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.

Why similar: Automation 48.6%, Physics 16.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.9%

Minesweeper Pillar is a twist on the classic minesweeper game. In this unique gaming experience, you'll find yourself in a cylindrical world where mines are hidden within the walls of a rotating pillar.

Why similar: Education 48.5%, Strategy 27.5%, Puzzle 16.9%, 3D 6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Logic Arrows is a sandbox game where you design your own mechanisms: from logic gates to an entire computer. Use simple elements to build complex systems, solve engineering challenges and master computer logic.

Why similar: Automation 48.4%, Education 30.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Puzzle 6.2%, 2D 2.3%

In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.

Why similar: Automation 53.3%, Education 20.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Strategy 10.7%, 2D 1.7%

IEL: Indo European Languages is a 2D educational game where you learn French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and more through fun mini-games. Explore landmarks, improve vocabulary by category, and build real-world communication skills while playing!

Why similar: Education 67.9%, Puzzle 15.7%, Simulation 8.1%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2%

Click on the skate, aim at the garbage can and manage to throw away a minimum of masks to reach the goal ! It's up to you to solve each riddle! All around the lake, visit 100 emblematic places and discover their stories. You will also learn a lot about the decomposition of waste in nature.

Why similar: Education 39.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Simulation 17.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Physics 9.1%